Rugged Military Inclinometers & Tilt Sensors

Manufacturers and suppliers of military-grade rugged inclinometers and Military Tilt Sensors for defense applications, including MEMS inclinometer sensors
Overview Rugged Military Inclinometers & Tilt Sensors
By Mike Ball Last updated: December 3rd, 2024

Tilt sensors, also known as inclinometers, are used to measure the angle of tilt of the object they are attached to, with reference to a horizon.

Inclinometers used in military and defense applications may have to be ruggedized to survive challenging environments, and may be engineered to survive immersion in liquid, high levels of UV radiation, sand ingress, high impacts, and more.

Rugged tilt sensors are used in a variety of military applications, including roll and blast detection in armored vehicles, robotic arm positioning, and weapons and antenna platform monitoring.

Fluid-Based & MEMS Inclinometers

Rugged inclinometers may use one of a number of technologies to measure the angle of tilt, including MEMS and fluid-based. MEMS inclinometers use micro-structures that change capacitance as they move due to being tilted. This capacitance can be used to calculate the angle of tilt. Fluid-based inclinometers also use change in capacitance to measure tilt angle – the sensor incorporates a cavity filled with dielectric liquid, and tilting the sensor causes the liquid to cover different amounts of a conductive plate. The plate and the liquid form a variable capacitor.

Dynamic Inclinometer Sensors

Tilt sensors may be static or dynamic. Static inclinometers measure only the effect on the sensor due to gravity. Dynamic inclinometers can also measure the effects of external acceleration, and are useful in applications where significant levels of shock and vibration are expected. They incorporate three-axis gyroscopes and accelerometers to provide accurate and reliable tilt measurements.

Inclinometers are typically single- or dual-axis if static, and three-axis if dynamic. They may provide analogue or digital outputs, and will have a specific measurement range, expressed as plus or minus a certain number of degrees either side of the level position.

Products (11)

3DM-CV7-AHRS Attitude & Heading Reference System

Embeddable tactical-grade AHRS for navigation & control

Embeddable tactical-grade AHRS for navigation & control
The 3DM-CV7-AHRS is an embeddable tactical-grade AHRS in a compact and lightweight OEM form factor, ...
3DM-CX5-AR VRU & Tilt Sensor

Embeddable vertical reference unit and tilt sensor

Embeddable vertical reference unit and tilt sensor
...ht OEM VRU and tilt sensor, designed to meet the needs of system integrators. It incorporates a...
3DM-GX5-AHRS Attitude & Heading Reference System

High-performance AHRS for navigation & control

High-performance AHRS for navigation & control
The 3DM-GX5-AHRS is an industrial-grade AHRS in a compact and lightweight package, delivering IMU ou...
3DM-GX5-AR VRU & Tilt Sensor

Compact vertical reference unit and tilt sensor

Compact vertical reference unit and tilt sensor
The 3DM-GX5-AR is the smallest and lightest MicroStrain VRU, incorporating a triaxial accelerometer ...
3DM-CX5-IMU Inertial Measurement Unit

Embeddable high-performance OEM IMU

Embeddable high-performance OEM IMU
The 3DM-CX5-IMU is Microstrain's most compact and lightweight OEM IMU, designed to meet the needs of...
3DM-GX5-GNSS/INS

High performance GNSS-Aided INS for navigation & mobile mapping

High performance GNSS-Aided INS for navigation & mobile mapping
The 3DM-GX5-GNSS/INS is a powerful high performance navigation solution combining state-of-the-art i...
3DM-CV7-AR IMU & VRU

Tactical-grade OEM Inertial Measurement Unit & Vertical Reference Unit

Tactical-grade OEM Inertial Measurement Unit & Vertical Reference Unit
The 3DM-CV7 is a tactical-grade combined IMU and VRU in a low-SWaP OEM package, incorporating high-p...
3DMGQ7 GNSS-Aided INS

Tactical-grade dual-antenna RTK GNSS/INS

Tactical-grade dual-antenna RTK GNSS/INS
The 3DMGQ7 GNSS/INS is a powerful tactical-grade navigation solution featuring low-noise and low-dri...
INS-DM

Rugged IP68 dual-antenna GNSS-aided INS

Rugged IP68 dual-antenna GNSS-aided INS
INS-DM is a ruggedized, EMC/EMI shielded combined Inertial Navigation System (INS), Attitude & H...
IMU-NAV-100

High-performance navigation-grade IMU

High-performance navigation-grade IMU
The IMU-NAV-100 is a low-SWaP (size, weight and power) IMU based on state-of-the-art MEMS sensor tec...
Motus

Ultra-high accuracy MEMS IMU

Ultra-high accuracy MEMS IMU
Motus is a miniature ultra-high accuracy MEMS IMU. It combines accelerometers and gyroscopes with ma...

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